The Memphis Tigers will host a showdown against the Southern Jaguars at the FedExForum. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 15 and can be seen on ES3.
The Tigers enter this game hoping for similar success after dismantling Manhattan 89-57 on Saturday. Dedric Lawson was the game’s leading scorer with 21 points on 10-for-16 shooting. The Jaguars, meanwhile, are coming off a 96-69 win against Ecclesia on Sunday. Christopher Hyder played well for Southern, accounting for 10 points, seven assists, and five rebounds.
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Ranked 18th, the Memphis Tigers have one of the top defenses in the country, giving up just 89.0 points per 100 possessions. The Southern Jaguars rank 83rd in offense, scoring 111.5 points in the same number of possessions.
Memphis has an average field goal percentage of 43.3%. Southern is a losing 1-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Memphis Tigers and the Southern Jaguars both rank higher in average field goal percentage when compared to their effective field goal percentages. Memphis is 264th and 196th in the nation for eFG% and FG% respectively, while Southern ranks 67th and 52nd in these categories.
Memphis ranks 59th in assists, registering 16.1 per game. Southern performs worse at 274th with 11.9 assists per game.
Memphis ranks 27th in blocks per game with 5.6 and Southern ranks 100th with 4.3 blocks per game.
Southern ranks 203rd in offensive rebounds, while Memphis ranks at 14th in defensive rebounds.
Memphis averages a forced turnover percentage of 20.9% this season. When the Southern Jaguars suffer a turnover rate equal to or exceeding this, the team is winless with a 0-1 record.
